BIOCHEMISTRY, DIFFERENTIAL COUNT AND LIVER FUNCTION PROFILE OF BROILER CHICKENS SERVED DIETARY INCLUSION OF PROBIOTICS (SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE) AND ENZYME (BIO-ENZYME)

Résumé

This study was conducted to evaluate the biochemistry, differential count and liver function profiles of broiler chickens served dietary inclusion of probiotics (Saccharomyces cereviasae) and enzyme (Bio-enzyme). One hundred and twenty day-old broiler chicks of Agrited strain were used for the study. The birds were randomly allotted to four dietary treatments. Each treatment contained 30 birds replicated three times to contain 10 birds per replicate in a completely randomized design experiment. The four dietary treatments were T1 Control (no probiotics and enzyme), T2 (had both probiotics and enzyme), T3 (probiotics only) and T4 (Enzyme only). The probiotics and enzyme was included at 0.8% and 0.02%, respectively. The birds were given feed and water adlibitum. The experiment lasted eight weeks. At the end of the experimental period, three birds were randomly chosen from each replicate for biochemistry, differential count and liver function profiling. The results showed that inclusion of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and bio-enzyme had significant effect (p<0.05) on the biochemistry, differential count and liver function profile. The dietary inclusion of probiotics and enzyme reduced total cholesterol and low density lipoprotein, gut and intestinal microoganisms and favoured the functionality of the liver of the broiler chickens. It was therefore concluded that probiotics and bioenzyme should be included in broiler diets for immunity improvement and reduction of cholesterol levels.